Toy bogie truck



Feb. 10, 1931. H. F. COREY TOY BOGIE TRUCK Filed Oct. so, 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 M P 3 \N @N 3 3 mm. Q Q 8 2 @NJ mm a Q I J 1 N I Q s wl WE. IIIL k 1 nu In: *H m n: h Mm.

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' Application filed October 30,1929; {"seriainonioaesr- This' invention relatestotoy railway trains V and more particularlyto toy locomotives and cars, especially to bogie trucks socalled there for, and means for attaching the same to the car or locomotive bodies.

i The-invention has for its object to provide a simple form of structure whereby the invention may be applied toeither a twoor four wheel bogie truck; the first mentioned one of these trucks is commonly used be neath the cab portion, of a steam typeof toy electric locomotive, while the four wheel trucks are usually positioned beneath the for ward end portion'of the same type of toy locomotive and forward of the driving wheels. e j

An important featureof the invention is to provide a bogie truck which will stabilize the running movement of a locomotive or car and better yieldably support the off side of the same while traveling around curves,

- where there is a natural tendency to; turn over. 7

' A- further feature of the invention'is to providea simple form of construction where'- by thetruck may readily be connected and disconnected from the locomotive body by the attachment or removal of a few pins from the several supporting posts upon which the truck frame is swivelly mounted; In this connection I further provide what .may be termed a three-point pivotal spring suspension means for each truck in its attachment to the locomotive body, which means prevents the trucks from turning around when disconnected from a track, and consequently always retains the forward end portion of the truck in a forward position. I

My improved bogie truck is more in the nature of a floatingtruck than a pivotal' truck, since its supporting connection with the locomotive includes slots whereby the truck is allowed a limited sidewise movement with respect to the supporting means and is not adapted to turn around.

Another feature of theinvention is to locate the movable connections of truck to body forward and rear of the center of the drivertruck in a way to permit of a relatively long sidewise and angular movement of the truck frame wheels with relation to the driver- 'truck including the driving ,wheels of the locomotlve thereby permitting the locomo tive totake sharp curves with reduced friction of. wheels'on rails. These bo'gietrucks have :been applied to two forms of toy locomotives; one an electriolocomotive-of; the

locomotive areformed of cast aluminum and thiscast toy locomotive-pertinent to this invention are its combined hollow-boiler and along very attractive lines. fThefeatm-"es of cab members and thecow, catcher member,

which are secured together, and in whichia lngarigidly unitedassemblyx .In this relarge electric driver-truck is positioned formrel I spect itwill be noted from the accompanyingdrawings that the forward four wheel bogie truck is in part'connected to the cow catcher member and in part to the. driver-truck irame,wh1le thev rear two wheelbogie truck 1s entirely supported. fromthe driver-truck. frame; f i

Other features of the inventionxand novel I combination of parts in addition tothe above will be hereinafter described in connection and its application.

" Similar characters of reference denote like or corresponding parts throughout the several figures 'of the accompanying drawings 3G. with the accompanying drawings which I illustrate a preferred formof the invention forming a part of thisspec-ification and upon i which 7 v Fig. 1 shows a longitudinal sectional elevation through a toy locomotive boiler and cow catcher with driver and trucks attached thereto;

Fig. 2 shows aninverted bottom plan view of the driver-truck including driver wheel,

and'the two bogie. trucks attached to the driver-truck;

novel bogie Fig. 3 shows a side'elevation of an electric type of toy locomotive having two of my im proved bogie trucks applied thereto, and one of which is shown in section, better to illusresents a cast metal, steam type, toy electric ,large toreadily receive'the upwardly-ex trate the spring suspension means; and

Fig. ,4 1s a bottom plan view of the toy electric locomotive shown in Fig. 3 with one truck removed. Referring in detail to the characters of reference marked upon the'drawings', 5 rep locomotive boiler and cab, 6 a separately formed cow catcher member vwhich is secured to the under side'of the forward end of the boiler'by means of screws 7. This boiler and cab are hollow and open upon the under side to admit of the upper portion of the :driver-, truck frame 8 which is secured thereto, while the cab end of the boiler is made sufficiently tended enlarged rear end portion 9 of the driver-truckframe. r This driver-truck'frame comprises in part'two similarly shaped side plates 10'10 which together with posts 11 are suitablyassembled so as to provide space between said plates to receiveanelectric motor, gears and drive means, not shown,

through which the driving wheels 12 are op-' erated. The lower portion ofthese side plates form; bearings for the axles 13 13 upon which the driving wheels are mounted, said axles and wheels being inalignment and in spaced relation to eachother. 14 represents a horizontally disposed sheet metal tie plate which is secured to and between the lower rear end portions of thesaid side frame members 1010, andgalso-serves to support the depending posts 16 and 17. A like plate 15 is similarly positioned and secured between the lower forward-end portionsof the-said side frame members 10-10 and also serves in part i to. rigidly support depending like posts 1616 forming two-rear supports for the .fronttruck. Aslightly larger centrally positioned depending post 17 is secured to-the under side of the cow-catcher member of the locomotive to form the third post or means for suspending the front truck.

The front truck 18, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, is positioned beneath the forward end portion of the locomotive boiler, while the rear two wheel truck 19 is. attached beneath the cab end. The bogie truck 19 positioned beneath the rear end portion of t e locomotive shown in Figs. 1 and 2, isbut a two wheel truck anddiifers in this respect from the four wheel trucks shown elsewhere in the drawings. This truck is adapted to the same limited sidewise horizontal movements, with respect to the locomotive body and it's driver- 'truck frame, as the four. wheel truck and whereby its wheels are permitted to freely follow sharp curves in the track to the same purpose and advantages as is possible with the four wheel trucks.

These bogie trucks are each yieldably connected to the locomotive through the medium of spring actuated pivotal connecting means v including the before mentionedposts 16 and '17 and applied springs, the trucks being pref erably secured tosaid posts by pins 35 posi- I tioned in the lower end of the posts below the trucks. -he frames of the trucks 18 and 19 are each provided with" two arcuate shaped slots 31' and 32, the former to receive the outer depending post 17'and the latter to accommodate the pair of depending spaced apart posts A spring and washer 34" are mounted upon each of the posts above the truck frame in a way to produce a downward pressureon the truckframe. V

The electric type of toy locomotive 20 shown in Figs. 3 and 1 includes a platform '21, havingan opening 22 therein to receive the driver-truck. '8 positioned centrally between the ends ofthe platform. This truck, together with the end portions of the top side of the platform is covered with a suitable;

form of-decorative closure shell23 which is constructed in imitation of. a' particular commercial type of electric locomotive. The

platform of the electric type of locomotive further includes depending aprons 24 which extend down over the end portions of the driver-truck and are provided with imita- 7 tion journal boxes 25. The before mentioned driver-truck 8 is positioned in the said opening 22 and between andinf spaced relation to the two said aprons 2 1. The application of the invention to the platform 21 of the electric type of locomotiveQO, as shown ,inFigs. 3 and 1', is somewhat like that shown in Figs.

1 and 2 and also preferably includes a series of three posts for each'truck, two of which posts are secured to the under sideof the platform adjacent to the central driver-truck 8, and the third nearer the outer end of the platform and farther from the central truck; therefore, the samereference characters will be used to represent the like parts in the several applications-of the invention.

The truck frames for the electric locomotive 20 are preferably.provided with an inner and outer flange 26 and 27 respectively upon each side, the former to serve as bearings for the axles 28 ournaled therein and upon the outer end portions of which small. wheels 29 are secured. The outer flange 27 partially encloses the Wheels and rims and serves to carry the imitation ournal boxes .30 positioned in alignment with the axles 28. These truck frames are also each provided with two arouate-shaped slots 31 and32, the former to reing member of the locomotive or its drivertruck frame. These parts are operatively secured together by plates 38 and 39 and wash ers '36 held in position on the posts, beneath the truck frame by pin positioned in the lower end portion thereof.

An additional yieldable supporting connection is-provided upon the under side of the truck frame as applied to the electric type of lll locomotive 20, whereby the truck is cushioned on the lower side and a counteracting down ward pull is providedfor the locomotive which servesto better counterbalancethe tend-. ency of the locomotive to tip over atit rounds a. curve. In this case the posts are'all made longer and a second. springBZ is'positioned' upon the posts between said lower washer 36 and an; additional washer 38 seated against the under side of the truck frame in a way to cover the slot. From the foregoing it will be.

seen that the three said posts are secured to fixedparts ofthe locomotive so thatthe truck frames, through their slotted connections with the said posts, are free to sw ng sidewise in a horizontal plane and radially with respect to a vertical center line of the drrver-truck frame, so as to permitthe wheelsof the bogie truck frame to follow aieu'rved' track without in any way interfering with the smooth running of thedriver-truck whose frame is rigid ly secured to the locomotive. j 1

It will be seen that my improved bogie. trucks may be used beneath either or both ends of a steam. or electrictype of toy locomotive and are attached so as to swing ona radius from the center of its ClIlVQY-tiHClL In this respect it will. be observed that the ar I cuate slots in the truck frames farthest from 7 will serve to better support the outer side of the electric locomotive body as it rounds a.

curve, when a tendency to tip over develops.

The form of spring support is substantially the same throughout the drawings except with respect to the trucks as applied to the electric type of locomotive shown in Figs. 3 and 4, wherein separate washers 38 are used instead of the two or more plates, for the support of the s rin s 37. The invention is therefore, applicable to the two types of locomotives and may be advantageously applied either above the truck frame as seen in Figs.

'I'cl aim andde l: "A toy locomotiveofthe-class described having a series ofdependingpostsarranged I 1 truclzwh'eelswithatrackil' 3 class. described 1+ c a ateat Figs, andi. 7 Having thus'd one forward 'of t'heothers, a truck frame having spaced apart transverse slots ,to TGCQlYB said posts, wh'eels carri ed by-th'e' nama'meansg for connectingis'aid truck frame to said posts e'scribed my invenuon, What. sire to secure by Letters 3 4;

for sidewiseslidingunovement, meansto" yieldably support the-truck framein distended relation to thejlocomotivebody to insure yild'able engagement of the truckwl e'el ith a trac'ln j f 7 A toy loconiotive of the'class d'escribed offdepending;posts one; are

ranged forward of the others; aftruclr frame I having spaced apart arcuateslotsl t6 receive said post's, wheels carried bythefralneyme'ans for connecting saidtruclcfram'eto'said posts I for vertical and .sidewise sliding movement,

andmeans tofvield'ably support thetruck' frame-indistendedrelation to the'locomotivei body to insure y-ie'ldable engagement 1 of th'e 31A. toy locomotiveofthe having two or more depending-posts arranged onefo'rward of the others, atruck frame hav- 'ing pair of slots' thereinin spaced relation' to eachother to receive said posts, wheels carried byjthe frame; means roe connecting truck frame to said post's'for'sidewisesliding} movement, and sp n 7 i hold the truck frame in distended relation to the locomotive body. 1

4. A toy locomotive of one forward of the others, a truck frame, axle .means to yieldably I i the class described 3 having two or more depending posts arranged V i and wheels carried thereby, said frame having slots therein forward of said axle, wheels ca rtruck frame to said posts for sidew'ise sliding movement, and means to yieldably hold the truck frame in distended relation to thel'ocomotive body, to insure engagement of the truck wheels withatrack. i v I '5. A toy locomotive ofthe class described having a series of triangularly positioned depending posts, a truck frame havingspaced apart transverse slots, one to receive one of saidposts and the other to receive the other of said posts, wheels carried by the frame, means for connecting said truckframe to said posts for sidewise sliding movement, and meansto ried by the frame, means for connecting said.

yieldably hold the truck in distended relation 5 from the locomotive body to better support the locomotive. V e I 6. The combination with a toy locomotive including a central driving truck anda series of depending posts beneath each end portion of the locomotive, abogie truck movably attached to each of said seriesof posts, each of said trucks including a pair of curved slots to receive the posts, and means for slidably connecting the trucks to the posts guided by said; slot,-said trucks each beingadapted for individualhorizontal sidewise movement on a radlus from the center of the drlvlng truck.

7 A toy locomotive'of the class described,

including a driver-truck and bogie truck fore and, aft of the driver-truck, pivotal slidable connections between the locomotive body and said bogie trucks including yieldable stabilizing supporting means for the-locomotive cone sisting of springspositioned both above and below the bogie truck frame.

8. A toy locomotive of the class described, e

including a driver-truck and bogie truck fore and aftof the driver-truck, pivotal slidable connections as between the locomotive body and said bogie trucksincluding yieldable stabilizing supporting means for the locomotive, including springs upon the posts beneath the bogie truck frame to counteract the tendency of the locomotive to turn over.

, 9. A toy locomotive of the class described,

including a driver-truck and bogie truck fore and aft of the driver-truck, pivotal slidable connections as betweenthe locomotive body I and said bogie trucks including'yieldable stabilizing supporting means for the locomotive,

including] springs upon the posts and arranged onopposite sides. of a center line drawn longitudinally through the locomotive. v C

, Signed at Bridgeport, in the county of Fair-field and State of Connecticut, this 23rd day of October,-A. D. 19:29.

' HARRY F. COREY. 

